College students participating in a yoga demonstration at Bharathidasan University in Tiruchi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M_Moorthy more-in School and college students, government servants and people of all ages stretched their limbs to practice asanas at public demonstrations, workshops and lectures on yoga held across the central districts to mark the International Day of Yoga on Thursday. Sessions on yoga and meditation were organised by various government agencies, educational institutions and service organisations across the districts. The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi, which had launched a week-long yoga classes for its students and staff ahead of the Yoga Day, announced plans to conduct regular yoga classes throughout the year for all students, staff and their family members. It has also planned to organise an all India NIT Yoga Championship every year, a press release from the institute said. The NIT, Puducherry, at Karaikal conducted district-level yoga competitions for school students and prizes were awarded to the winners. The Bharathidasan University observed the day with training sessions on yoga and meditation. The Tiruchi Corporation sought to promote the concept of Clean and Healthy Tiruchi at a public demonstration of yoga organised at the Uzhavar Sandhai grounds at Thennur in the morning. More than 2,500 students and NCC cadets from schools in BHEL Township performed yoga postures under the supervision of teachers. Yoga sessions were also conducted for a cross section of employees and members of BHEL Community Centre Ladies Club. Yoga sessions were organised by the Tiruchi Railway Division at the Zonal Railway Training Institute and at Diesel Shed, Golden Rock, Diesel Traction Training Centre, Golden Rock, Railway Hospital, Golden Rock, Villupuram and Thanjavur railway stations. Yoga demonstrations were held at The South Zone Culture Centre in Thanjavur. The centre had joined hands with the Education Department to host a demonstration for school students. Indian Air Force personnel too practised asanas at the Air Force Station in Thanjavur.

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